The Best Concept
Clearaudio's vision for the concept: design an elegantly styled turntable package featuring a level of groundbreaking technology usually only found in high-end turntables, combining plug-and-play simplicity with outstanding sound quality and affordability.
Turntable Details
Beneath the sleek, contemporary exterior is a level of technical sophistication unique to Clearaudio.
The concept's body is carefully crafted from medium-density wood fiber (or, optionally, pressure-formed solid wood) with a selection of smart made-to-match surface finishes. The body's upper layer incorporates a special high-tech satined plastic compound designed to minimize unwanted resonance.
The DC motor is fed by an external voltage-stabilized power supply and is completely decoupled from the turntable's body to ensure no mechanical interference.
The Satisfy Black tonearm features high-quality, handmade Swiss vertical and lateral bearings composed of tungsten steel and polished sapphire. The low mass, rigid aluminum arm tube uses a two-piece aluminum headshell with adjustable azimuth for accurate alignment of the phono cartridge and easy in-field replacement. Anti-skating control is applied by an innovative magnetic system that acts on the side of the bearing housing. ClearaudioÂ’s hardwired Direct Wire tonearm cable assures signal integrity, ideal for all high-quality MM and MC cartridges.
Innovative, high-performing, user-friendly and affordable. Now that's what Clearaudio calls an unbeatable concept.
Concept Specifications
| Construction Details | Resonance-optimized bodywork; body comprises medium-density wood fibre or pressure-formed solid wood; upper layer incorporates high-tech satined plastic compound. |
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| Speed ranges | Electronic speed selection, 33 ⅓, 45 rpm (78 rpm optional) |
| Drive unit | Decoupled and resonance damped DC motor, flat belt-drive and plug-in power supply unit designed for worldwide use with all networks and power frequencies. |
| Bearing | Polished and tempered steel shaft in a sintered bronze housing, running on a Teflon thrust-pad. |
| Platter | Synthetic material, CNC precision milled surface; 30mm / 1.18 inch thickness; aluminum sub-platter |
| Speed variation | ± 0.05 % |
| Power consumption |
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| Weight | Approx. 7.5kg / Wood: 7.9kg (incl. motor, tonearm and cartridge) |
| Dimensions (W/D/H in inches) | Approx. 16.54 x 13.78 x 4.92 (with tonearm) |
| Dimensions (W/D/H in mm) | Approx. 420 x 350 x 125 (with tonearm) |
| Warranty | 2 years*
* Provided the warranty card is fully completed and returned to Clearaudio within 2 weeks of purchase. |
Satisfy Specifications
| Construction Details | Unique dual point design, magnetic antiskating control |
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| Cartridge balance range | 2.5 gram - 17 gram |
| Zero points | Inner: 66.0 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm |
| Audio lead | Clearaudio Direkt Wire Plus (1.1 m)
terminated with MPC Cinch |
| Overhang | 17.31 mm |
| Overall length | 302 mm |
| Effective length | 239.31 mm |
| Distance from pivot | 222 mm |
| Tilt angle | 25.54 ° |
| Maximum Tilt angle according to the radius | 0.123 °/cm |
| Anti-skating factor at a radius of 62.9 mm and 126.9 mm | 0.43 |
| Total weight | 345 gram |
| Warranty | 2 years*
* Provided the warranty card is fully completed and returned to Clearaudio within 2 weeks of purchase. |
Maestro Specifications
| Total mass | 8.4g (± 0.4g) |
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| Frequency response | 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Output voltage (1kHz, 5cm/s) | ~ 3.6mV |
| Channel separation (1kHz) | 28dB |
| Channel balance (1kHz) | 0.3dB |
| Tracking ability | 90μm |
| Recommend tracking force | 2.2g ± 0.3g |
| Coil impedance (1kHz) | 0.66kΩ |
| Coil inductance | 400mH |
| Load resistance | 47kΩ |
| Load capacitance | 100pF |
| Cantilever / stylus shape | Boron / HD Diamond |
| Compliance | 16μ/mN |
| Cartridge body | Ebony wood |
| Manufacturer's warranty | 2 years |
